CAPS Information

What is CAPS?

England Netball's Club Accreditation is called CAPS (Clubs Action Planning Scheme). In line with the Clubmark award, CAPS is a club development tool, which focuses on four key areas that impact on Netball clubs:

Duty of Care and Child Protection

Coaching and Competition

Club Management/ Administration

Sports Equity and Ethics

CAPS offers Bronze, Silver and Gold levels of achievement, highlighting further development work whilst ensuring that all clubs have the chance to shine.

The scheme is linked to the development of players, coaches and umpires at all levels of the sport. It highlights and builds on existing development work within clubs, recognising and rewarding good practice, whilst identifying areas for development and improvement.

Clubs work towards a set of criteria, collecting and documenting evidence to support their submission. The whole process will act as a club development tool.

Accreditation criteria are available from England Netball East Midlands Regional Unit directly. eastmidlands@englandnetball.co.uk

Who is Eligible?

All netball clubs with junior sections that are affiliated to England Netball.

How does a club register for CAPS?

Registration forms are available to download from www.englandnetball.co.uk requesting them from England Netballs regional office, or by downloading them from the link below.

CAPS registration form download

Send a completed form with a one off payment of £10 to England Netball

The club will then receive a support pack and an evidence file to collate their information

The club then begins to work towards accreditation